Scope of Project – E-Safety Network

Technology addiction is an impulse control disorder that involves the obsessive use of mobile devices, the internet or video games, despite the negative consequences to the technology user. The disorder is also referred to as digital addiction or internet addiction.

Source: https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/Internet-addiction

Technology addiction

The definition of online privacy is the level of privacy protection an individual has while connected to the Internet. It covers the amount of online security available for personal and financial data, communications, and preferences. Internet users often attempt to increase online privacy through anti-virus software, strong password choices, turning off tracking, reviewing site security, and opting for stricter privacy settings. Risks to online privacy range from phishing scams to malware, while problems with website security may result in identity theft.

Source: https://www.winston.com/en/legal-glossary/online-privacy

Online Privacy

Inappropriate content may be an image, video or written words that can be upsetting, disturbing or offensive. Young people may encounter inappropriate content accidentally or deliberately. It is normal to be curious, but young people may be faced with concepts they are not ready for developmentally.

Inappropriate content may include:
• sexually explicit material
• false or misleading information
• violence
• extremism or terrorism
• hateful or offensive material.

Source: https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/training-for-professionals/professional-learning-program-teachers/inappropriate-content-factsheet

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Inappropriate content

Cyberbullying (cyberharassment or online bullying) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. It has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased use of social media. Related issues include online harassment and trolling. In 2015, according to cyberbullying statistics from the i–Safe Foundation, over half of adolescents and teens had been bullied online, and about the same number had engaged in cyberbullying. Both the bully and the victim are negatively affected, and the intensity, duration, and frequency of bullying are three aspects that increase the negative effects on both of them.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

Focusing on the thematic area of Digital Safety, the deliverables of this project are:

Creation of original interactive educational & training material to be used by parents/guardians, educators and professionals, with focus on:

Development of children’s Digital Readiness & Digital Competences specific to 2 thematic axes axes (internet addiction and cyberbullying): creation of 2 3D animated videos, accompanied by 2 interactive educational videos. The material will be developed with the possibility to be customized and expanded by the community according to the needs of different target groups. The community will also have the opportunity to create play-based learning activities based on the material, either digital or with physical materials, that they will be able to share with other members, through a collaborative environment
Development of Counseling skills: focusing on empathetic active listening techniques, creation of 1 interactive training guide with material that falls into the following topics: a) Theoretical review of the term empathetic active listening, b) Presentation of various activities such as, focused discussions, teaching scripts, teaching scripts, simulation exercises, role- playing games, and c) Linking theory and practice.

Creation of an online distance learning environment (iLE) for parents, guardians, educators and professionals.

iLE combines e-learning with features of networking and collaborative platforms. Through this environment, community members will have the possibility to share ideas, know-how and customised material, in a special repository that will be created within the iLE

Design and deliver of training program for parents/guardians, educators and professionals, offering high quality, flexible learning opportunities in an experiential way for adults, with focus on:

Development of Digital Readiness & Digital Competences specific to the 2 thematic areas. Through this training, they will develop such skills that will enable them to better understand and address issues of digital readiness and effectively assist children in cultivating digital skills
Development of counselling skills based on the techniques of empathetic active listening. Through this training, they will develop such skills that will enable them to communicate and cultivate digital skills in the children. Therefore, their parental / educational / counselling role will be strengthened.

Establishment of an e-Counseling Center, focused on the Support of Digital Readiness and the cultivation of Digital Competences of parents/guardians, teachers and professionals (social workers and consulting experts)

The purpose of the e-Counseling Center is, through the techniques of active listening, to encourage the participants in the promotion of communication and discussion with children, regarding the thematic axes of the program.

Focusing on the thematic area of Digital Safety, the deliverables of this project are:

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